Der Henker Und Die Gerechtigkeit(The Executioner and Justice)

The Executioner And Justice

Appeared:

November 30, 1933

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Curator's Comment:

This montage refers to the "trial" following the burning of the Reichstag. Many believe the Reichstag fire, blamed on groups such as the KPD (German Communist Party) and the Jewish community, was orchestrated by the Nazi Party. The fire was an important political component of Hitler's rise to power.

The caption (Göring im Reichstagsbrand-Prozeß: Für mich ist das Recht etwas Blutvolles) at the bottom loosely translates to "Goering in the Reichstag fire trial: For me, the right is some full blood."